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So I paid for these connectors Aug.5th, just got them yesterday Oct 4th. They forgot to mention on their site that your package is drop shipped from China, I don't mind waiting if I know about the wait time. I assumed a couple of weeks, so I started emailing them, all you get is one of three different form replies apologizing and asking for more time. Very frustrating, however the product is very good. Some 14 ga and 12 ga for the test pieces, using my paint striping hot air gun on Max which is about 800* F After cooling I mounted them one at a time in the vise an pulled with a pair of ViseGrips, I really had to put my weight into them to get them to break, very good bond, It is the solder that breaks, I could have held the heat to the 12 ga wire longer and got better penetration of the solder. 50 connectors for $23 usd and 8 wks, not too bad,

Jim says goodbye to his Stroker...

If I may be so bold, I would note Mr....88 that your body did not figure in Toyota's demographic calculations for what was intended as a Japanese market only image car. The bodywork reflected the best of contemporary styling but with a distinctive interpretation that did not betray a derivative approach. The lines are simple and effective without a trace of cliche. But like people, one has to look below the skin to understand what makes it tick so well. DOHC in-line six with triple carbs and cross-flow heads, 5-speed gearbox, wishbones at all four corners, LSD, and largely hand-built. At the time it was released, it was well known that the GT was sold at a "subsidized" price as a halo vehicle. This was a whole different league than the Z, which is reflected in the current values of each. The GT's rarity is just the icing on the cake of investment collecting

For the uneducated, a "red-dot" mirror is what came with the very earliest imports and had a red dot in place of the symbol for the common day-night adjustment knob on the windshield mirror. It is listed in the North American parts book as 96321-E4601; assy - inside back mirror. "red-dot" mirrors have been discussed here before along with a great thread about replacing the glass in the mirror. If we go all the way back to Japan, the E4601 is listed for 1972 model years on. The earliest mirror is listed as E4100 which is probably not a day-night adjustable as it is specified for the ZS and PZR models. Now, the North American imports were very similar in specification (at least the early imports) to the ZS model. The "red-dot" is probably the E4600 version listed for the ZL, ZA, and PZ. E4601 is listed from 9-'72 on. $40 huh...? sounds pretty dogon good.

Just sourced a red dot mirror for $40 ?

But Hello to a handful of cash.

I put several layer masikin tape stored it for 26years in cellar, outside garage box unheated and stockage room it was still blank metall inside. (It was empty and dry.) Nothing more needed.

Looks like a great solution to a longstanding repair/restoration issue. Good to have your 'lab test' results, verifying the mechanical strength and electrical quality of the resulting connection. I'm always a bit unhappy with my Western Union-style connections because they're so bulky. Good mechanics, bad aesthetics. These look much more acceptable than the ubiquitous crimp-on connectors that are typically used to fix cut or broken wiring. And a lot better than solder-and-electrical tape! Hard to believe that underhood temps would ever get to the level of melting the solder here -- unless the connection is sitting near the exhaust manifold.

Wait!! I knew you looked familiar!! You're D-Day, right? You almost ran over me one night while I was playing guitar on the stairs!

Jeff, like the soft edge tip!

Great tips Jeff. Looking forward to the finished product.

when I was in college I would drive my RM250 up a flight of stairs, park it under a raised up bunk bed in the dorm, and pull the fuel tank and put it on the outside window ledge...

That's high praise indeed from such a respected authority as Mr Pete Brock, and I have the great pleasure of pretty much agreeing with him. Way back in the early 1990s I attended a Japanese Toyota 2000GT owner's club meeting at Tsukuba Circuit, and was very kindly allowed a drive of several laps around the circuit in a beautiful silver RHD MF10. What a revelation! Like putting on a bespoke Savile Row suit, it just felt 'right'. A proper Japanese GT car. Loved it. Some pretty stupid comments on Bring-A-Trailer (the worst - some idiot claiming that Toyota "stole" the design etc etc - flagged up and deleted) as usual when it comes to Japanese cars. You know the drill...

Pete Brock did this video for another 2000GT auction several years ago:

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